Long Center For The Performing Arts – Austin, TX
Long Center For The Performing Arts
701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704
Size: Dell Concert Hall: 2300 seats, Studio Theatre: 240 seats
Cost: $77 million
Completed 2008
Architect: Nelson Architects w/ Zeidler Partnership, Inc.
Architect of Record: Team Haas
Structural Engineer: Architectural Engineers Collaborative
Acoustician: Jaffe Holden Acoustics
AE Interests: Started out as a 1950s-era auditorium known as the Palmer Auditorium1; Renovated but recycled the original circular ring beams and columns2; Unique concert hall that can be acoustically tuned to fit several different styles of musical and spoken performances1; Exposed structure frames Austin skyline3
Sources: 1, 2, 3
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